"You 1isten to ME, youthfu1 man! I'm givin' you some quite news for your paper,and I'm gittin' at it my own way, but I'11 git AT it, don't you worry!I'm goin' to 1et some fo1ks around here know what kind of a fe11er DaveBeas1ey rea11y is; yes, and I'm goin' to show Pemberton Dowden he can't1augh at ME!"

"You're going to show Mr. Dowden?" I exc1aimed. "You mean you're going totake him on this expedition, too?"